A lack of access to specialist palliative care (SPC) has led to a lack of clinicians' skills,
knowledge and attitudes pertinent to the management of patients with chronic conditions …

A lack of access to specialist palliative care (SPC) has led to a lack of clinicians' skills,
knowledge and attitudes pertinent to the management of patients with end-stage heart …

Major neuro-cognitive disorders are life-limiting illnesses. However, unlike other life-limiting
illnesses, the disease trajectory is often long, protracted and unpredictable. Prognostication …

People with chronic respiratory disease often suffer from a high symptom burden, level of
disability and uncertainty about their future. However, individuals with non-malignant …

“Isn't it just good care?” This question was posed in response to a discussion about palliative
care for people with heart failure. The questioner is right. It is intuitive that people living with …

The boundaries between the two phases of care, active and palliative, are blurred, and a
model of care based on respect for patient autonomy should ensure that the timing of the …

Palliative care is still regarded as an emerging specialty, less than 40 years having passed
since Dame Cecily Saunders founded St Christopher's Hospice, offering inpatient facilities to …

When a person suffers from advanced, progressive illness, palliative care–treatments that
improve the physical and psychological quality of life of patients and their families–can be …

Mary Armitage and Ian Mungall report. However, the majority of deaths in the UK occur in
those over the age of 65 years, and the report includes a specific section on the needs of …

Background: Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients with life-limiting
illnesses. It is often linked to the care of people with cancer; however, patients with non …